Politics

Group says it’s received 200,000 signatures, and now the Secretary of State’s Office will verify the count.

A state commission has come out with a draft report laying out recommendations for how leaders can invest millions of dollars to strengthen Montana’s behavioral health system.

A new performance audit by the Montana Legislative Audit Division shows that the Montana Board of Housing is out of step with national practice, lacks the data to understand where the housing needs are most acute, and lacks transparency that could undermine its decision.

Sen. Jon Tester touts years of bipartisan work while Tim Sheehy says new blood needed in government.

The Montana Secretary of State’s Office reported Monday that none of the proposals received the required 76 votes — a majority of the 150 lawmakers.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen doubled down on his comments that he had recruited a fellow Republican to run against him for attorney general so that he could raise more money.

There will be changes in the Montana Legislature’s Republican caucus next year, as six incumbent lawmakers lost in this week’s primary elections.

Governor Greg Gianforte announced that Director Chris Dorrington would be leaving the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to become the new director of the Montana Department of Transportation.

In both the race for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat and the race for governor, the incumbents easily cleared their primary elections Tuesday – and general election opponents who’ve sharply criticized them also moved on.

The mayor's effort to strike a balance in dealing with homeless camping in Missoula's public spaces, address safety and provide shelter to those in need left one council member erupting into an outburst and quitting the meeting while nine other council members eventually voted to move the issue to further discussion and a vote.